Machine for use in gathering cotton.



T. E. BROWN & C. T. WESTLIN.

MACHINE FOR USE IN GATHERING COTTON.

Patented June 19, 1917.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 12, 1914.

T. E. BROWN & C. T. WESTLIN.

MACHINE FOB USE IN GATHERING COTTON. APPucAflgN FILED MAR. 12. 1914.

Patented June 19, 1917.

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T. E. BROWN & C. T..WESTL|N. MACHINE FOR USE IN GATHERING COTTON.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. I2. I9I4.

Patent ed June 19, 1917:

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II will UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS E. BROWN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., AND CARL WESTLIN, OF ARLINGTON, NEW

JERSEY, ASSIGNORS TO COTTON MACHINERY COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A

CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

MACHINE FOR USE IN GATHERING COTTON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

- Application filed March 12, 1914. Serial No. 824,330.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, THOMAS E. Brown,

a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in .the'county ofNew York and State of New York, and CAnn- T. WESTLIN, a subject of theKing of Sweden, residing -at Arlington, county of Hudson, State of NewJersey, have made'a certain new and useful Invention in Machines for Usein Gathering Cotton, of which the following is a specification. V

This invention relates to machine for use in gathering cotton, andparticularly to machines of the type employing a trailing receptacleinto which the cotton as picked-by the hands of laborers is thrown, andin which receptacle operates a conveyer to deliver the gathered cottoninto suitable bags,

rangement for mounting and supporting the machine for use in gatheringcotton con-v trailing receptacle.

Other objects of the invention will appear more fully hereinafter.

The invention consists substantiallyin the construction, combination,location and relative arrangement of parts, all as will be more fullyhereinafter set forth, as shown in the accompanying drawings, andfinally pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings, and to rious views and referencenumeralsappearing thereon,

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a structed in accordance withand embodying the principles of our invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.-

Fig. 3 is a broken view in vertical transverse section on the line 3, 3,Fig. 2, looking 7 in the'direction of the arrows.

Fig. 4is a broken detail view 1n top plan,

parts in longitudinal section on the line 4, 4, Fig. 5, looking in thedirection of the.

arrows.

Fig. 5 is a similar view in vertical longia' tudinal section on the line5, 5, Fig. 4, look ing in the direction of the arrows.

the

Fig. 6 is a detached broken detail view showing a portlon of the meansemployed for supportlng a bag position to receive the picked cotton asdelivered from the re-- ceiving receptacle.

The same part is designated by the same reference numeral wherever itthroughout the several v1ews.

occurs Patented June 19', 1917.

In our Patent No. 1,103,653, dated July I I 14, 1914, we have shown,described and claimed a type and construction of machine for use inharvestmg cotton wherein a frameis provided with side supporting wheelsat the ends'thereof' and is raised or arched intermediate its ends, oneof the supporting wheels beirfg of smaller diameter than the other, anda receptacle which is open at its top for atleast the'greater po'rtionof its length is supported at its forward end upon the raised or archedportion of the frame and is inclined rearwardly and down' wardly towardthe ground therefrom, a carrier, or conveyer being arranged in thebottom of the receptacle and actuated by-the drive gearing connectionsto the larger one of the supporting wheels. In thetype of machine setforth in said application the supporting wheels are spaced apart fromeach other a-distance suflicient to enable the machine to straddle orspan a single'row of cotton stalks, the trailing receptacle-beingpositioned to one side of the frame and in proximate relation to thevertical plane ofv the large supporting wheel. The present inventionrelates to a machine of the gen: eral type and resides specifically incertain details of structure and arrangement.

In the drawings 7, designates the frame, which is supported at its endsupon the side fwheels-8, 9, the wheel 9-being of larger di-f therefrom asufliciert distance to enable them to span a single row of cottonstalks. The frame 7 is raised or arched intermediate 1 its ends. Thereceptacle 10, is open at its top and is connected at its forward end toameterv than the wheel 8, and spaced apart the frame andtrailshrearwardly in downwardly inclined position therefrom, said re- Iceptacle, as shown, being positioned at one side of the frame to extendapproximately I in the vertical plane of operation ofthe larger wheel 9.A carrier 11 is arrangedto o crate in said receptacle and forms a movale bottom therefor, said carrier delivering to the upper end of thereceptacle and thence into a suitable bag, basket or the like, 12,positioned below the delivery mouth of the receptacle.

The carrier 11 operates over rolls 13, 11, respectively located at theforward and rear ends of the receptacle, the roll 13, being carried inadjustable bearings 15 to permit the tension of the carrier to beadjusted. Idler guide rolls 16, may be employed in the receptacle overwhich the carrier operates.

The parts so far described may, in general be the same as showndescribed and claimed in our patent above referred to.

In the machine of our above mentioned patent the receptacle is carriedand wholly supported by the raised or arched portion of the frame. Thisrequires a heavy structure of frame to carry the weight of thereceptacle, and it is among the purposes of our present invention toreduce the weight of the frame by merely supporting the upper forwardend of the receptacle on the machine frame and to support the rear lowerend of the receptacle upon the ground. In

the particular arrangement shown as embodying the principles of ourinvention, but to which we do not desire to be limited or restricted, weprovide the lower rear end of the receptacle with rearwardly extendingside arms 17, in the rear ends of which is carried a shaft 18, on whichare mounted the wheels 19, the latter resting and operating along thesurface of the ground, and forming supports for the lower end of thereceptacle. By thus distributing the weight of the receptacle partly onthe wheels 19 and partly on the machine frame, we are enabled to makethe latter lighter than could be done otherwise. with our presentinvention to drive the carrier 11 from the supporting wheels 19 for thelower end of the receptacle. To accomplish this we make the roll 1% atthe lower end of the receptacle the driver for the carrier 11, and wegear the shaft thereof to the shaft 18 of the wheels 19. A simplearrangement is shown wherein a sprocket chain 20 operates over gears 21,22, respectively mounted upon the shaft of roll 14 and the shaft 18.

By reason of the wheels 19 encountering stones, obstructing ridges orother form of rough places in the ground surface over which theyoperate, it is desirable toi, so mount the forward upper end of thereceptacle 10 as to permit a desirable range of vertical as well aslateral movement thereof. To accomplish this result we provide the upperend of the receptacle with a depending funnel chute 25, which is seatedvertically in a ring bearing 26 for rocking movement about the verticalgeometric axial line of said chute and ring so as to permit a desirablerange of lateral or sidewise rocklVe-also propose in accordance ingmovement of the receptacle. The hearing ring 26 is itself pivotallymounted in the frame, as indicated at 27, upon a horizontal axis whichintersects the vertical axis of the ring and chute. ment the receptacleis also permitted to rock or tilt vertically as the supporting wheelsfor the lower end thereof ride over rough or uneven places. The tubularswivel chute 25, is secured to the under side of the receptacle at itsupper end and immediately below the delivery end of the carrier 11, andconstitutes not only a swivel support for the receptacle but also adelivery chute from the receptacle. Positioned immediately below thelower end of the tubular swivel chute 25 is the bag basket or the like12, into which the said chute delivers, said bag or basket beingconveniently supported detachably upon arms 28, so that when a bag isfilled it may be removed and replaced by an empty bag.

A rack 30 may be supported upon the frame 7 for the purpose of carryingempty bags, baskets or the like.

The machine may be progressed through the field in any suitable orconvenient manne' In the particular arrangement shown We provide draftappliances 30, for attachment of a horse or mule to the machine to drawthe same along or through the field.

It will be understood that many variations and changes in the details'of construction and arrangement-of parts would readily occur to personsskilled in the art and still fall within the spirit and scope of ourinvention. l Ve do not desire, therefore, to

limit or restrict ourselves to the exact details shown and described.

lVith this arrange I But, having set forth the objects and nature of ourinvention and a construction embodying the principles thereof, what weclaim as new and useful and of our own invention and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States is- 1. In a machine for use ingathering cotton, a supporting frame, a receptacle having a tubularchute depending from its forward end, a support mounted on wheels and.in which said chute is vertically journaled for swivel movement about avertical axis, the receptacle being inclined rearwardly and downwardlyfrom said support, means for supporting the other end of the receptacleon the ground, and acarrier operating in said receptacle.

2. In a machine for use in gathering'cotton, a support mounted onwheels, a bearing ring pivotally mounted therein upon a hori zontalaxis, a receptacle having a tubular chute vertically journaled in saidbearing ring for horizontal swiveling movement about a vertical axis,said receptacle being inclined rearwardly and downwardly from saidsupport and resting at its lower end upon the ground, a carrieroperating, in said receptacle and means for operating said carrier.

3. In a machine for use in gathering cotton, a supporting frame mountedupon wheels, a receptacle having a tubular delivery chute depending fromthe forward end thereof a horizontally pivoted bearing in which saidchute is swivelly journaled vertically to allow vertical and horizontalmovement, said receptacle extending downwardly and rearwardly from saidframe,

receptacle on the ground, and a carrier operating in said receptacle.

'In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in the presence ofthe subscribing witnesses, on this 9th day of March,

THOMAS E. BROWN. CARL T. WESTLIN. Witnesses:

SAMUEL G. DARBY, Jn, CLINTON B. BROWN.

